Poisoned Love

Chapter 3

I looked over to see who it was.Ethan? It was raining heavily,I had no time to ask questions,so I opened the door. I quickly wiped away my tears but it was already too late. He had already seen me cry.

"What's up?"
"This fucking car wouldn't start ," I replied avoiding his eyes.
"Actually, what I mean is what's up with you?......You wanna talk about it? Because definitely the car wouldn't make you cry and ......."
"What are you doing here and how did you know it's me?" I asked him plainly.
"Cam lives in the neighborhood and I just dropped her off. And I saw you enter this car back in 'My Mitchelle ',plus ,I've seen you around at Ethic a couple of times during Olivia's shift."He answered.

For a guy he sure talked a lot. A dead silence fell between us but it felt like the raindrops were in a battle to crack the windscreen.
"Why is it that their love is never enough?My mum,didn't she love me enough? Because if she did she wouldn't have given up." I opened up to Ethan.

What was I doing? I shook my head and laced my fingers in my hair.
"My dad is always away on business trips.He never cares. Rarely calls to check up on me. Fucked up right?" I faked a laugh.
As much as I never opened up to anyone,even Olivia,it felt right this time.
"Mum's never coming back. She left me forever Ethan."Tears started flowing all over again.
Ethan pulled me in a hug and I let it all out.It felt good to release it all for once. Am always putting up an act.

Ethan's POV
All seemed quiet but my mind was the loudest. I could see her lips busy,hands restless and her head in constant motion. I was so occupied in my thoughts that I couldn't hear a single thing.

"Mum's never coming back. She left me forever Ethan."This words pulled me out of my trance. Tears were flowing down her face.
Fuck! She had been talking to me. Am never a good listener. I pulled her in a hug and she let it all out. She cried with so much pain android agony.

I always craved for serenity,a sunny day with a cool breeze and some soothing melody. What choice do you have when all your ultimatums bear bitter endings? 'Dilemma at its best.......and with love a trail of evil dwells,' a line I recall from a movie. Saying yes to me means saying no to him ,saying yes to him means forgetting about what I want for myself. Love binds the strongest of bonds and cause unimaginable havoc to some.

I felt something shift on my chest. That's when I realized she had cried herself to sleep. The rain had reduced so after laying her on the back seat well, I checked what could be wrong with her car. She had an empty gas tank. She must be really careless and a heavy sleeper at that . First her credit card then an empty gas tank.
I checked to see if she was ok, locked the car then left to look for gas. I came back as soon as I could. Since I didn't know where she stayed, I opted to take her to Olivia's.
"Hey Liv,can you please let your friend spend the night."
"Yeah ,sure......just take her upstairs,"she replied.
I carried her to the guest room bridal style.Removing her shoes, I laid her on the bed . I could hear her making soft cries. Taking one last look at her, I closed the door.
"Hey Ethan,thanks,"Olivia said.
"Never mind,it was nothing."
"Is she ok?" She asked.
"How about we know the answer tomorrow."
Deep down I didn't think I knew the answer to that question because if anything I can't really say I knew what bothered her. I wasn't listening to her. I handed Olivia the keys to Khloe's car then left.

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Hey loves😊, I just thought of including Ethan's POV. You will get to know more about him and the POV in the coming chapters . What do you think of Ethan's first impression of Khloe? Careless? Is it unfair?
Remember to vote and keep your comments coming....you are free

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Someone commented on me switching narratives and I want to explain it to you. Sometimes when you see this sign ** it shows:
1)Change of scenes
2)Am including a POV
3)Am switching narratives (but since it seems a little bit confusing for some,I'll avoid it)